I was introduced to this in my drawing class and found it to be great for drawing. I love that I don't end up black from charcoal and that I don't need to have a sharpener! Perfect for so many applications!

I love these pens - I use them to sign my paintings and sculptures. They can also be used with encaustic as well as oil and acrylic painting. It is a strong black and I love the peel off aspect..way better than sharpening and then having the nib fall off.

I am using the china pencils to label hand built things that Vets make in an art therapy program that I do as a volunteer to pay them back in a relaxing forum. I love that Aha moment when someone finds out that they are more creative then they thought and that keeps them coming.

I like this China Marker better then using a charcole pencil. The Charcole pencil is so messy. It gets all over everything. Where as with the china marker is a nice clean finish. I have been drawing with the China Marker now for three years and would not go back to charcole ever again.It works best with newsprint paper.